David Turpie

David Turpie (8 July 1828-21 April 1909) was a US Senator from Indiana (D) from 14 January to 3 March 1863 (succeeding Joseph A. Wright and preceding Thomas A. Hendricks) and from 4 March 1887 to 4 March 1899 (succeeding Benjamin Harrison and preceding Albert J. Beveridge).

Biography
David Turpie was born in Hamilton County, Ohio in 1828, and he became a lawyer in Logansport, Indiana. He became active in Democratic Party politics, and he was elected to the state legislature in 1852, and he went on to become a judge. He went on to serve in the US Senate from January to March 1863, but he returned to practicing law after the short term was complete. He moved to Indianapolis in 1872, and he went on to serve in the state legislature and as a district attorney. In 1887, he was elected to a full Senate term, and he was re-elected, although he lost election to a third term. He died in 1909.